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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2019 Apr 16;14(8):e12518. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12518

Table 2.

Zero-order associations between child psychopathology and dichotomous SEM-level factors

Individual-Level Factors Depression Symptoms
(SMFQ)
Anxiety Symptoms
(SCARED)

N Mean (SD) T
(df = 239)
Mean (SD) T
(df = 239)

Child Sex Male 90 5.9 (5.4) 0.39 17.6 (13.1) 2.04*
Female 151 6.1 (5.7) 21.5 (14.9)
Child Race/ Ethnicity Non-Hispanic White 156 6.3 (5.9) 0.91 20.7 (14.3) 0.54
Other race/ethnicity 85 5.6 (4.8) 19.7 (14.4)
LOC statusa LOC 82 8.2 (6.3) 4.22*** 26.2 (15.5) 4.70***
No LOC 159 4.9 (4.8) 16.9 (12.6)

Note: All significance levels are 2-tailed. All variables are from baseline assessments.

Abbreviations: SEM, Social Ecological Model; SMFQ, Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire; SCARED, Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders; LOC, Loss of control

*

P <.05,

***

P <.001

a

Any LOC eating during the past 3 months, based on the Child Eating Disorder Examination